Cairo Opera House [Gizeh]
type: Item
label: Operagebouw van Caïro @nl
label: Teatro dellOpera del Cairo @it
label: Ópera de El Cairo @es
label: Cairo Opera House
description: theatre building in Gizeh, Egypt
description: accommodatie voor uitvoerende kunst in Egypte @nl
Flanders Arts Institute venue ID: 134548
Wikidata source: Q597617
Field: architecture
Type of information: Performance venue
Importance: Not rated
Country: Egypt
City: Gizeh
GPS: Point(31.2235 30.0425)
Web: https://cairoopera.org/
opening date: 1988-10-10T00:00:00Z
Wikidata instance: Q3469910
Kunstenpunt Wiki Qid: Q187648
Carthalia ID: 872
Note: Built 1985-1988 by a team of Japanese and Egyptian architects on the former site of the Gezira Exhibition Grounds, funded by a grant from the government of Japan. Opened 10 Oct 1988. Official name Centre for Education and Culture. The complex includes three theatres: the main hall (used for opera and ballet performances and classical concerts; 1200 seats), a small hall (used for film festivals, conferences, and other events; 500 seats), and an open-air theatre (mainly used for popular concerts; 600 seats). The complex also includes several art galleries, a music library and an opera museum. The complex is home to the Cairo Symphony Orchestra, the Cairo Ballet Company, the Cairo Opera Company, the Cairo Opera Choir, and the National Arabic Music Ensemble.